It is with deep regret the Somers Volunteer Fire Department announces the passing of Life Member and Ex-Chief Willian Siemerling. Ex-Chief Siemerling joined the SVFD in August of 1959 and served as Chief of Department from 1979 to 1981. Ex-Chief Siemerling passed away on March 8th 2021 after a short illness. Bill will always be remembered for his signature pipe, straightforwardness, and his love ... (Full Story & Photos)
The SVFD along with our neighbors to the north, the Croton Falls FD, participated in a hands on fire behavior class and demonstration. The morning classroom session was held at the Amawalk firehouse. The afternoon hands-on session, at the Granite Springs firehouse, consisted of multiple evolutions of fire behavior and suppression in a portable, controlled environment, provided by Flash Fire Industries. ... (Full Story & Photos)
On Saturday February 6th 2021, members of the SVFD conducted some hands on ice rescue training. SVFD members ran through drills for ice rescue utilizing our Marsars Water Rescue Systems, Inc equipment. The Somers Fire District encompasses both the NYC Amawalk and Muscoot reservoirs as well as many large lakes and smaller bodies of water. With the ongoing “cold snap” ice has formed o our water locally. ... (Full Story & Photos)
As 2020 comes to a close we are reflecting back on another busy year for the SVFD! In total during the year 2020 the SVFD responded to 2,616 calls for service with 755 being fire calls and 1,861 EMS and 57 Personal Injury Accidents where both Fire and EMS are dispatched. 2020 was a very challenging year for us all but especially here in emergency services trying to mitigate the global pandemic. Somers ... (Full Story & Photos)
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